Shin Yubin vs Hina Hayata | WS R16 | #EuropeSmash 2026

Face tricky serves from Hayate. She's an absolute monster. She'll whip the ball with so much wrist action that it's loaded with spin. It's been a brilliant, it's got a tricky, tricky match coming up today. Mini celebration there. She gets her first point on the board. Yeah, she's really, really well, arguably better than Xinyu Bin. She can slow the ball down with heavy spin. One, five. The Japanese superstar. But if you're coming into your eighth match. For Hayate or for Xinyu Bin, you mean? This is the eighth meeting in all competitions. Xinyu Bin hasn't managed to win any of them. Yeah, and she'll be desperate to. I mean, the serve success is quite staggering. Not just crazy high for Xinyu Bin. The issue when it's so good, everyone knows it's one of your big weapons. So there would have been a lot of preparation in that Korean camp. Well, this is good stuff now. 11, six. Well, she can't save any more game points and it is Xinyu Bin who takes the opener. As well, so first game always important, but even more important. One, long. Xinyu Bin to wide forehand, then wide backhand. Make her cover right to left really quick. One, all. And another point, one on receive for the Korean. Oh, that was brilliantly done. Hayate took it quickly. Really uncomfortable, because if you go for a forehand and you don't have time to move your feet, you have to kind of contort yourself. Oh, she's had a couple of lucky bounces, Hayate. Three, all. Xinyu Bin's forehand side. She switched it up in the mid part of that rally and then went back to the same side and found success. She walked the feet in a serious pressure. What a wonderful rally though. Five, four. Different to these match-ups and Xinyu Bin is looking to take risks. The issue for her is about staying in this moment. Four. To settle the nerves. Oh, she took that one with such long, so that will happen at times. Oh, wow. Five. She's just putting more power through it now. There we see some points now. And again, just firing through it. You can see it there. Xinyu Bin less time. Do some damage here as we see 12 of the last 16 in favor of the number 16. Wonderful forehand attack because that ball just drove it right into the corner. Nicely done, Hayate. Really, really impressive. The German. It's a tough task though by Mum. I think that's one of the first successful challenges we've had this week actually. Look how fired up she is as well now. That big scream that she emitted. And again. She did really well there because it was a big back. Oh, she did brilliantly, Hayate, in that rally. She put Xinyu Bin in it. A longer swing in it. To crunch the ball where Xinyu Bin will often, she takes it early. Hayate just saying she should have sent that up the line with her forehand. Flick of the net. Eight. Oh, it's a brilliant. 11, nine, eight. Well, she sneaks that one over the line. Hayate will fire a fast one at her instead. Love. One. She's a master of spin, Hayate. One. Great placement though from Xin. Straight into that uncomfortable zone. And again, the same thing. Forced Hayate to scramble to her left-hand side. Haven't seen a long one in a while by Hayate, actually. Game one. More of a 50-50 battle out here now. And again, this. Can she take at least one of them? Takes the first with a wonderful wide angle. Doesn't get any better than that. The number nine seed from Korea. And it is decider time, folks. Apologize. She's got to try and put Hayate under pressure. What a point. Hayate was forcing Xin to cover such ground. Three. And finally. The parallels to play with slower spin at times. To really try and target Xin Yubin in the crossover. It's another magical point. Five. It's won by getting to 11 points first. And that is a whole different ballgame. Under the brightest lights. And on the losing end of these big cross-court rallies, all at one pace. Light on her feet. Covering wide distancings. Oh, and there was a flick of the net. Seven. Points away from the quarterfinals. Four. Seven. Five. Eight. Quite happening. Six. Eight. She might just level things up at eight all. Can Xin Yubin stay calm here? She did stay calm. Serve success. Going through the roof again for Xin Yubin. Nine. Eight. What a forehand that was, though. And what a moment to play it. Applauds, and we're back within one. Ooh. Things get interesting. Nine all. Two high-arter serves to come. Is this more deja vu for Xin Yubin? Never been able to earn a win against this number six seed from Japan. Or is this the first time? Nine. Ten. She gives herself the opportunity. With a big forehand. Ten. Have to win it by two. Listen. Ten. Hina high-arter extends the streak against Xin Yubin. But my word, was it taken close? And Xin Yubin won't be able to sleep tonight because she had match points.